• When: 2021-11-09
  • QIC: Soaker
  • The PAX: Dunphy (R), Knozit (R), Garth (R), Buzz Saw (R), Ken Doll, Lego, Cheers, Coon Dog, Soaker


Lessons from Lonesome Dove

Monday night was a beautiful night with clear skies and constellations filling the night air with wonder. Yep, YHC sat on the back patio and soaked in the night beauty without a care in the world and with no plan for the upcoming Q. 

Tuesday morning arrived and a plan was hatching in the unrefined mind of YHC. There would be running, blocks, music, and all the pax would give bountiful praise for being part of the best beatdown ever. High praise would be given and I would float home on a cloud knowing Shawshank’s finest had finished the finest Q Shawshank would ever see. The guys who posted are reading this and wondering what the heck happened. No music, no blocks, very little running…what a crappy Q. Well, Lego happened. Let me elaborate.

YHC showed up for SL and Lego and Ken Doll were ready to go. Lego says, “Hey, let’s try something today”…as in let’s run a route with hills that takes us far away from the bootcamp area so you will be toast by the time you get back and wish you ignored the alarm…like Coon Dog, Cheers, Hash & Rice, Doo Dah, and so on. Well, Stride Lite broke me. Lego is a machine. He is like the little train that could…no quit, no discouragement, just a smokestack of energy. Well done, Lego. Ken Doll – heal up.

1 minute warning, disclaimer, open in prayer after gently hushing disrespectful pax.

Mosey to the pull-up picnic shelters and circle up.

SSH x 25 IC, LBAC x 10 IC (forward and backward), TTT x 10 IC, IW x 10 IC.

Thang:

No imagination, no variance.

12 rounds of the following:

5 pull-ups, 15 merkins, 15 squats, 15 v-ups, 50 yard run, 5 burpees, run back. Rinse and repeat.

After 12 rounds, mosey towards the flag with a brief stop at the calf raise steps. 100 total calf raises. Lot of interesting things said during this brief detour. 

Mosey back to the flag.

Announcements:

Cheech 10K – Saturday

Dec 4 – ring the bell at Walmart – Shawshank and Arena

Dec 11 – Shawshank Christmas party

Something about alternates needed for something only Knozit is interested in.

Prayer requests:

Coon Dog – nephew to be born later this week. Way to go, Uncle CD.

Quisenberry’s dad in the hospital.

Garth and family.

Closing prayer.

Devo: Based on Lonesome Dove, Woodrow Call to be specific. He made a promise to a friend, many tried to persuade him to give up, he was steadfast in keeping his word. Be a man who can be trusted and one of integrity. The Bible has a lot to say on this topic. Be a man of the word and of your word.

Moleskin:

How did we get to the point of a Lonesome Dove devo? Well, the pax were discussing best westerns ever. Tombstone was a popular pick, Quigley Down Under is solid, the original Magnificent Seven, Butch Cassiday and the Sundance Kid are also solid choices. Lonesome Dove stands out because of the lead actors, Lorrie Darlin’, and the many life lessons throughout the flick. Awesome miniseries, awesome lessons, that’s how we get the devo.

Also, the home of Sanford and Sons seems like a popular air b-n-b destination for some of the pax. Not a bad day to be at Shawshank.

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